Which boat for next summer?
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pequod said:
Sorry to hear you have decided to sell LB.
Are you aware that Farndon Marina charge 1% + vat of the sale price if you don't use their own brokerage?
''Berth Holders Selling Boats Privately
For vessels which are sold or exchanged whilst currently holding a berth at Farndon Marina, either with or without a completed mooring agreement, other than those on Brokerage with Farndon Marina, the owner or vendor shall be liable for the charge of yard commission of 1% plus VAT of the gross sale figure. In the absence of confirmation of the gross sale figure, the commission will be assessed on an average current valuation. The owner or vendor will be obligated to inform Farndon Marina of the transfer of ownership of any vessel for any reason to ensure that all liabilities for that vessel are discharged. Private FOR SALE signs are not to be displayed and the mooring is not part of the sale.''
As for value, this one (including a road trailer) currently being sold by Ancasta may give you a guide...
https://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/2021/jeanneau-m...
Good luck selling and I'm sure it will find a new owner quickly providing you're realistic about value, nett of brokerage fees.
BTW, did you get the correct prop fitted eventually and no issues with the drive shaft post your little incident?
Still waiting for the prop.Are you aware that Farndon Marina charge 1% + vat of the sale price if you don't use their own brokerage?
''Berth Holders Selling Boats Privately
For vessels which are sold or exchanged whilst currently holding a berth at Farndon Marina, either with or without a completed mooring agreement, other than those on Brokerage with Farndon Marina, the owner or vendor shall be liable for the charge of yard commission of 1% plus VAT of the gross sale figure. In the absence of confirmation of the gross sale figure, the commission will be assessed on an average current valuation. The owner or vendor will be obligated to inform Farndon Marina of the transfer of ownership of any vessel for any reason to ensure that all liabilities for that vessel are discharged. Private FOR SALE signs are not to be displayed and the mooring is not part of the sale.''
As for value, this one (including a road trailer) currently being sold by Ancasta may give you a guide...
https://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/2021/jeanneau-m...
Good luck selling and I'm sure it will find a new owner quickly providing you're realistic about value, nett of brokerage fees.
BTW, did you get the correct prop fitted eventually and no issues with the drive shaft post your little incident?
That MF looks good value! If that is what our would fetch, we would probably not sell.
I was not aware of the 1% fee, thanks for pointing it out.
...and it's gone.
Balfour Boaty kept us sane through 2020 lock-downs and replaced the holidays that COVID stopped us having.
But the novelty of the local stretch of the Trent wore off. Family commitments for the coming year would have made coastal use impractical and when brokers started calling, with offers to buy, it was tempting. We sold it back to the supplying dealer for exactly what we paid brand new. We had used it for about 80 hours.
Did it whet our appetite for boat ownership? I am not sure that it did. Not for inland boating anyway. But I can well imagine, if we ever have a place in Italy, having a boat there, on the coast.
We learned a lot and, despite the wisdom that a boat is a hole in the water where you put your money, the fun we had was pretty cheap. It was an enjoyable, if brief, interlude.
Thank you to everyone who gave good advice.
Balfour Boaty kept us sane through 2020 lock-downs and replaced the holidays that COVID stopped us having.
But the novelty of the local stretch of the Trent wore off. Family commitments for the coming year would have made coastal use impractical and when brokers started calling, with offers to buy, it was tempting. We sold it back to the supplying dealer for exactly what we paid brand new. We had used it for about 80 hours.
Did it whet our appetite for boat ownership? I am not sure that it did. Not for inland boating anyway. But I can well imagine, if we ever have a place in Italy, having a boat there, on the coast.
We learned a lot and, despite the wisdom that a boat is a hole in the water where you put your money, the fun we had was pretty cheap. It was an enjoyable, if brief, interlude.
Thank you to everyone who gave good advice.
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